Universal basic income would offer a safety net as we adjust to the new normal
Google ‘universal basic income’ and 219,000,000 results pop up in an instant. Clearly, the idea of a UBI…
Child Poverty
Conservatives reject call to extend free school meals over holidays
The government has voted down – by a majority of 61 – a motion put forward by the Labour…
“Child poverty is a pandemic of its own” – Kate Green’s free school meals speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the House of Commons by Shadow Education Secretary…
SNP must end “scourge of child poverty”, says Richard Leonard
Richard Leonard has called on the SNP government in Holyrood to tackle the “scourge of child poverty” after…
PMQs: Starmer attacked – but PM undermined by his own record
Today’s Prime Minister’s Questions saw Keir Starmer try to steer the conversation towards rising child poverty and local…
My priorities as Labour’s new Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary
I know that, after the NHS, the Department for Work and Pensions is the part of government many…
Scottish Labour reveals 10-point plan to end child poverty
Scottish Labour has unveiled a ten-point plan to end child poverty through structural change – aiming to “tackle…
Seema Malhotra: This Tory economy is not for everyone, but for the chosen few
Delivering the autumn budget, the Chancellor last week described the UK economy as one that was “working for everyone”.…
Poverty keeps growing – and the Tories are still in denial
The last eight years of policy have been a lesson in how to create the perfect conditions for…
Jon Trickett: How Labour is preparing for government
The Shadow Cabinet, acting on Jeremy Corbyn’s suggestion, has requested that I begin work to help prepare the…
